Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 5hTruly, the end times. This is the business that took over the old record shop where I used to work - Mike Lloyds in Newcastle-u-Lyme. They kept it going for twenty six years. With the same carpet! 110
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Parcel misdelivered today and signed for by the mysterious “B. Dawes”. Eventually tracked it down to Tesco, with it being left at their back doors. B. Doors. B. Dawes. 010
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026What’s a poster you had up in your room growing up? (This was like a magic eye picture - hours lost, just staring at Nicole Kidman’s head wondering what part of her body it was attached to) 121
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Howie Tee? Yo! Look around So? There’s no one listening Get out of here! No! That’s alright Yeah, that’s ok We’re gonna rock you anyway. 020
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Works so well because Yeowell - precise, considered - goes another way and just lets himself get his hands dirty with those huge, heavy blacks. Brilliant work. 030
Reposted by Craig DawsonRoger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Fez, Mrs.Potatoes and Gronch versus THE LAUNDRY BASKET OF DOOM – a complete three page story! fez.webcomic.studio/c6a9eb0d8205... 03215
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Another reason, back when I was trying to lease units was that by accepting a lower rent, landlords feared “devaluing” their property, in terms of value, and/or whoever their mortgage was with would have very strict conditions regarding this. Upshot: empty unit. 011
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I have such affection for calypso - commentary and story set to cheerful, playful music. Here’s one of my favourite Sparrow tracks. youtu.be/-eVOggNB2Tkyoutu.beSituation in TrinidadYouTube video by Mighty Sparrow - Topic 010
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They call me the breeze. I keep rolling down the road. 010
Reposted by Craig DawsonElisabeth Mkheidze @eliartmkh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#wip A look at a larger piece at the #goddess project. This is #themorrigan #art #sketch #2dart #2d #fantasy 061
Reposted by Craig DawsonStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comAI psychosis for dummies: the Stephen Collins cartoonNot everything is fake, it turns out 512632
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Proper BlueSky purchase - a book I wasn’t aware of that popped into my feed a few weeks back. MERCY: SHAKE THE WORLD by JM DeMatteis and Paul Johnson. Big fan of Johnson - one of many painters that appeared post-Bisley but far from a clone. Beautiful composition, colours and energy. 121
Reposted by Craig DawsonThe Jase @thejase.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The dramatic head turn by Rory Stewart works better with the Batman transition sound fx. 15318
Reposted by Craig DawsonBevis Musson @bevismusson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I appear to have two guards protecting my office. One always lies ("I have not been fed at all today") and one always tells the truth ("I deserve cat treats") 15112
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It’s a nice touch, I suppose, but a little unexpected. I’m a bit guilty I never named it now. 000
Reposted by Craig DawsonPaul Harrison-Davies @paulmhd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Recently finished drawing. 817534
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Reading SUNDAY by O. Schrauwen. Quite taken with this flight of fancy where the main character daydreams about James Brown, in particular the descent to splits. Perfect! 000
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Had Pong, had the ZX81, had the spectrum - I am old. But Quazatron was *probably* the one game that I just completely fell in love with. (Honourable mention: Lazer Squad) 130
Reposted by Craig DawsonGraeme Neil Reid @graemeneilreid.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Heh heh heh…" I saw the 45th anniversary Imax showing last week, still fantastic and still spotting little things in the background I’d never seen before. Post-It Note art, markers and acrylic gouache. 04912
Reposted by Craig DawsonElisabeth Mkheidze @eliartmkh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026#wip Another sneak peek at a illustration currently in progress. #art #sketch #2dart #2d #fantasy 151
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Good list this. Easy to fall into trap of lauding it til the moment you “grew out of it”. I know years 85-95 back to front, mainly because a) I had time and b) no money, so what I had I treasured (and reread). But it kept going. And I think its highs are every bit as good as any other period. 012
Reposted by Craig Dawsonrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 15/09/2026it’s like they unearthed a second zapruder film or something 151036136
Reposted by Craig DawsonAngry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“What is the crime? Eating a Nedry? A succulent Dennis Nedry?” uk.news.yahoo.com/zealand-cops... #HamFistedCulturalReference 213031
Reposted by Craig DawsonRoger Langridge @hotelfred.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Another mini-mystery featuring the Fez! fez.webcomic.studio/c6a9eaf853b7... 0299
Reposted by Craig DawsonElisabeth Mkheidze @eliartmkh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026#wip A sneak peek at a illustration currently in progress. #art #sketch #2dart #2d 0101
Reposted by Craig DawsonSteve Morris @stevewmorris.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Alan Moore is one of the greatest comedy writers in comic book history. I’ll prove it to you! I’m reading Alan Moore’s Future Shocks today, with art from Ian Gibson, Brendan McCarthy, Dave Gibbons, Bryan Talbot, John Higgins and many many more. Let’s change the false narrative around Moore >> 1219649
Reposted by Craig DawsonStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why no bank holidays from now until Christmas? This is why. 8395113
Reposted by Craig DawsonAthens Grease @athensgrease.bsky.social · 13/09/2026when you go down on a woman but don’t really know what you’re doing 131078182
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Sat in a car park, charging the car. Enjoying a relentless stream of cars driving in, then out, of the “electric charging only” spaces next to mine. It’s National Trust, so just wouldn’t do to be seen putting a petrol car here. 100
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Maybe the artist kid me was most wrong about. Bloody love his stuff now. 120
Reposted by Craig DawsonNick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie's "This is Information" from the 2002 9/11 Tribute Anthology comic is one of my favorite comics ever – its metaphorical approach to narrative had a profound influence on my comics making. I share bits of it in class frequently, but worth revisiting on this day... 316268
Reposted by Craig DawsonJonathan Roberts @jonrob5000.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Rhys Thomas hanging on by the skin of his teeth to not fully corpse. Quite a feat when faced by Felix Dexter in full flow 49435
Reposted by Craig DawsonStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Why are there so few bank holidays in autumn? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comThe bank holiday calendar explained: the Stephen Collins cartoonThere’s a reason for the bank holiday ‘gap’ 812627
Reposted by Craig DawsonMJMcG (he/they) @mjmcg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A lil somthin' I pop up in, and which I hope is a huge success, since it's a smashing story and everyone involved is an absolute gem. Give it a listen why not! 022
Reposted by Craig DawsonNeil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 08/09/2026Now going to listen to Tom's finest moment #popmasteryoutube.comTom Jones - If I Only KnewYouTube video by TomJonesVEVO 261
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026As a treat, go and hunt down MARVELLOUS - a wonderful, moving, beautiful little diamond of a film, and as someone who lived in Stoke for twenty years, mar mayte, never fails to make me miss the place and the wonderful people who live there. youtu.be/jrzK1lgbProyoutu.beMarvellous – BAFTA WinnerYouTube video by amf süpa 000
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hooray! Teacher is wheeling out the TV and video! This Primary school lesson is going to get real exciting! 000
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Beta Band at Psychefest genuinely one of the best gigs of my life. Ten feet high after that. 030
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Belair Lip Bombs @ Psychfest. Good first venue, this. 100
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I thought they were only meant to persuade me to buy *their* comics. No regrets. Plugged a long overdue gap. 141
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Last scene freaked me out for days afterwards. Kept thinking about it. Even now, I approach with caution. 020
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026People were sharing this article a few weeks ago, so I wrote to my MP to object. She was kind enough to write to the minister, Jacqui Smith. I’ve attached the reply, omitting my address details. Also attached my original email. 020
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Getting more than my money’s worth from the health service. A thing that works. Heroes one and all. 140
Reposted by Craig DawsonEnough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"I've left your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle with a neighbour" 316636
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Happy birthday to @eliartmkh.bsky.social - Breaknecker OG, fantastic artist, bear botherer. Art from her story in the anthology that we all somehow survived. 121
Craig Dawson @dossa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Driven cross-country to help my old ma recover after a knee operation and the sound I made when I discovered the choc ices are still in the usual place. 000
Reposted by Craig DawsonMark "Fryguy64" Kelly @nindb.net · 29/08/2026House prices are out of control. 151706427
![Scene is a Victorian drawing room; a group of gentlemen is assembled for a meeting. At the front of the room, stood at a large blackboard, is SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, the inventor of bank holidays. The board has a calendar drawn on it. Also in the room is a SMALL DOG sat on the floor.
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LUBBOCK:
And so gentlemen, I, Sir John Lubbock, hereby announce
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LUBBOCK:
The invention of ‘bank holidays’!
Legally protected days off work, for the whole nation to rest.
AUDIENCE:
CLAP CLAP CLAP
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LUBBOCK (marking days on the calendar):
My first two bank holidays shall be at Easter...
and then another straight after in May...
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LUBBOCK:
And then - what the hell - another one in May!
And then one in August!
AUDIENCE:
Hurrah!
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AUDIENCE MEMBER:
So many, Sir John?
LUBBOCK (grabbing him by the lapel, his face ecstatic)
Life is for living, man!
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AUDIENCE MEMBER:
And then in the Autumn, sir….?
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[Lubbock looks sideways. He is distracted by the SMALL DOG. It has started scooting its bum across the floor]
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LUBBOCK:
Ugh.
[his face has dropped, it's totally grossed him out]
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LUBBOCK:
OK that'll do
AUDIENCE MEMBER:
What?
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AUDIENCE MEMBER:
Is that it? You’ve put loads in the summer…
LUBBOCK:
Yeah
no more bank holidays till Christmas.
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AUDIENCE MEMBER:
Sir - have you just condemned future generations to long winters of unalleviated toil... because you saw my dog scooting its arse and it killed your vibe?
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LUBBOCK:
It's so gross
AUDIENCE MEMBER:
Rollo can’t help it!
[dog continues to scoot across floor]
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